Royal Palaces Of India (HB)  (English, Hardcover, Tarun Chopra)

Royal Palaces of India, by Tarun Chopra, is an enchanting coffee table book that captures the splendour and affluence of the palaces of the bygone royal kingdoms of India.

Summary of the Book

The famous palaces captured in splendid and colourful photographs in this book exhibit magnificence and showcase a vivid range of architectural style and originality. They reflect a grace of style that could have only been mastered through years and years of perseverance. Apart from being royal residences of the then kings, these palaces are the supreme examples of utter extravagance, luxury, and inspirational art. Some of the palaces included in the book are the City Palace, Jaipur; Udai Bilas Palace, Dungarpur; Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur; the Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, and the Lalitha Mahal, Mysore.

About Tarun Chopra

Tarun Chopra is an internationally acclaimed Indian photographer. He has compiled some of the most spectacular photographic art books on India. Art connoisseurs from different parts of the world collect his photographs. Tarun is currently working on a project called Threads of Compassion, for which he is travelling across the globe, interviewing and photographing the world’s foremost religious readers in their own habitat. Some of the other books compiled by Chopra include Kamasutra: World’s Oldest Treatise on Sex, The Holy Cow and the Other Indian Stories, South India: Pinnacle of Cultural Heritage, Majestic India, and India: Exotic Destination.